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Letters Patent No. 78,715,. Zated June 9, .1868.

IMPROVED PAPER BOX.

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TO ALL WIOM I'l MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ARMOUR, of Belfast,-Ireland, have invented a. new and improved Paper Box; and I do hereby declare that the followingl is a full, clear, and` exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this-specification. Y

This invention 4relates to a new and useful improvement in the construction of fancy paper boxes, designed more especially for holding gloves, handkerchiefs, confectionery, Sto., die. l A

The object of the invention is to obtain, by a simple arrangement, two compartments, which, when thebox is opened, are both accessible, each being provided with a separate or independent lid.

The invention has also for its object a fastening, by which the box may be kept in a closed state, and still be readily openedwhen desired, the device as a whole being designed as anew and improved article of manufacture for the purpose specified, both use-ful and chaste or ornamental.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention in a closed state.

Figure 2, a perspective view of the same in an openstate.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The box is constructed entirely of paper, (pasteboard,) covered with any neat or ornamental thin paper, and is composed ot` two parts, A A, of a rectangular or an approximate form, and of equal These two 'partsA A are joined at one edge by a lexible connection, as shown at a to admitpf one part being turned over upon the otherf'as shown in tlg.

Each part A is provided with alid, B, connected b are unfolded, (see fig. 2.)

To the outer side of one of the parts A of the box, thetwo ends of an elastic,C, are attached, and this elastic, when the box is closed, is stretched over the other part, and secures the two parts A A in Contact, as shown clearly in tig. 1, the elastic being near the edges of the parts A, which are opposite to the edges connected by the Ijoint a.

By this simple means, avery convenient, chaste, and useful I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent* l. A paper box, composed ofthe two covered boxes A A, united bythe hinge a,

2. Therelastic fastening C to the hinged boxes A A, as described..

The above specication of my inventionv signed by me', this 21st day of March, 1868.

WM. 'ARMOUIL dimensions, or nearly so, ,to form ajoint or hinge l, in whichpostion the box is closed. y joints at b, an'l opening outward when the parts AA paper box fertile purposes specified is obtained.

in the manner described.

Witnesses:

JN0. S. SWALLOW, JAMES FOXALL 

